2006-10-22 08:00:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
They're the same thing. Magma is still underground, lava is on the surface.
2006-10-22 08:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by Chris J 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Magma and lava are the same thing. Material wise anyway. I think magma is the name for lava when it's still underground, lava is the name for it once it leaves the volcano.
2006-10-22 08:09:03 · answer #2 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lava is a portion of magma that comes out to the surface when the pressure below the earth crust elevates so high that the elements inside transmit the pressure to the outer layers and come out to release that pressure, sustained by the elevated temperatures.
2006-10-22 08:11:16 · answer #3 · answered by ignacio a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're made from the same substance. It's just that magma is still inside the volcano while lava is the stuff that already erupted.
2006-10-22 08:08:43 · answer #4 · answered by Tiffany* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditto, I think they're the same thing, only lava is above the surface and magma below.
2006-10-22 08:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by Yote' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are the same, except magma is underneath the ground, and upon eruption, it "changes"(it doesn't change at all) into lava
2006-10-22 08:08:37 · answer #6 · answered by daniel_zamilpa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am pretty sure they are the same thing-both superheated molten rock
2006-10-22 08:02:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are.
2006-10-22 18:08:30 · answer #8 · answered by LadyL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-05-05 12:48:06 · answer #9 · answered by ernie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋